12:40 AM,
Jul. 12, 2012

USM ace Andrew Pierce will return for his senior season and pitch for the Golden Eagles next spring.

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Patrick Magee
Hattiesburg American

New Southern Miss athletic director Jeff Hammond wants Roberts Stadium packed for the Sept. 15 football season home opener against East Carolina.

New coach Ellis Johnson's team opens Sept. 1 at Nebraska, then has an open date before the ECU game.

"We need to welcome our new head coach, his staff and our warrior football team back coming off a tough game at Nebraska," Hammond said. "We want it to be a celebration and this is central to that. We want to fill it to the top. We want people to see this message everywhere where we go - FTTT. Sept. 15, we want you there." ...